--- title: "WordPress.com MCP server" url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/wordpresscom" markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/wordpresscom.md" api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/wordpress.com" updated: "2026-10-11" --- # WordPress.com MCP server Yes. WordPress.com publishes an official MCP server at https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1. It's hosted. It offers 19 tools. We last checked it on 1 Nov 2026. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers. **Key facts:** As of 1 Nov 2026, WordPress.com's official MCP server scores 65/100 (provisional) on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index (v1.1). It answered 21 of our 21 checks in the last 90 days and has 19 tools named in its documentation. - Website: [wordpress.com](https://wordpress.com) - Categories: [Website builders](https://martechdb.com/categories/website-builders.md) ## Review WordPress.com's WordPress.com MCP scores 65/100 on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index: easy to connect an AI agent to, with a few gaps. The good: - Hosted by WordPress.com: connect by URL, with nothing to install - Documented, with 19 tools known - Answered 100% of our checks in the last 90 days Not checked yet: how you sign in; what agent access costs. ## Agent Readiness Index: 65/100 (provisional) How friendly WordPress.com is to AI agents, from its best official MCP server. Anything not yet researched scores nothing, so this score may rise once it is. Methodology v1.1: https://martechdb.com/methodology. - Official MCP server: 30/30 (Published by the vendor) - Hosted by the vendor: 25/25 (Connect by URL, nothing to install) - OAuth sign-in: pending (Sign-in: see vendor docs) - Documented tools: 10/10 (A docs page, and its tools are known) - Free to start, pay as you go: 0/15 (Not stated by the vendor) ## WordPress.com MCP - Address: https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 - Runs: Hosted - Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`) - Official MCP Registry: not listed - Documentation: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/mcp/ - How we know it's official: Documented on WordPress.com's own site, at developer.wordpress.com - First seen: 2026-10-11 - Last checked: 2026-11-01 - Recent checks: 7 of the last 7 reachable - Uptime: 100% (21 of 21 checks reachable since 2026-10-12) ### Tools (19) The server needs sign-in before it lists its tools, so these are as the vendor's documentation names them ([source](https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/mcp/tools/)), read on 2026-10-30. They may be out of date. - `wpcom-mcp-content-authoring`: Create, read, update, and delete posts, pages, comments, media, categories, tags, block patterns, synced patterns, custom post types and taxonomies, with block-level editing and AI image generation. - `wpcom-mcp-site-editor-context`: Read-only query of site design context: theme presets, applied styles, and registered block types. - `wpcom-mcp-account`: Manage the authenticated user's WordPress.com account: profile, notifications, achievements, domains, subscriptions and billing, connections, security, and currency. - `wpcom-mcp-site`: Manage a WordPress.com site: settings, statistics, plugins, collaborators, activity log, themes, backups, security scans, and Jetpack module configuration. - `wpcom-mcp-user-management`: Manage collaborators on a site: list them, invite new ones, change roles, and remove access. - `wpcom-mcp-plugin-management`: Manage plugins across their full lifecycle: search, install, upload, activate, deactivate, update, and uninstall. - `wpcom-mcp-site-editing`: Read and change site structure: templates, template parts, navigation, classic theme widgets, global styles, and installed themes. - `wpcom-mcp-create-site`: Provision a new WordPress.com site, either blank or from a template. - `wpcom-user-sites`: List the user's accessible sites across WordPress.com and self-hosted Jetpack-connected sites. - `wpcom-domain-purchase`: Search for available domains and generate checkout links for registration. - `wpcom-domain-update-dns-records`: Add or remove DNS records for a single custom domain you manage. - `wpcom-domain-restore-default-dns-records`: Restore the WordPress.com default A records or the default www CNAME for a single custom domain. - `wpcom-domain-update-nameservers`: Set the nameservers for a single custom domain. - `wpcom-domain-set-mail-service`: Configure DNS records on a domain for an external mail service: Google Workspace, iCloud Mail, Office 365, or Zoho Mail. - `wpcom-checkout-url`: Generate a pre-configured checkout URL for one or more products, or for a subscription renewal. - `wpcom-plans-list`: List WordPress.com plans with prices and per-tier feature lists. - `wpcom-ai-agent-sites-list`: List public WordPress.com sites whose owners have enabled AI Agent Access, filtered by topic query or keywords. - `wpcom-mcp-jetpack-search-voice`: Search a single public, opted-in blog and return the results together with that blog's voice guidelines. - `wpcom-mcp-send-feedback`: Send a feature request, bug report, or general feedback about the WordPress.com MCP server to the development team. ### Connect it Claude Code: ```sh claude mcp add --transport http wordpresscom https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 ``` - Add to Cursor: - Add to VS Code: - Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 - ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 (this usually works only with servers that use self-serve sign-in or none) JSON for Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that connect to hosted servers: ```json { "mcpServers": { "wordpresscom": { "type": "http", "url": "https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1" } } } ``` ## Questions ### Does WordPress.com have an official MCP server? Yes. WordPress.com publishes its MCP server itself. WordPress.com's own documentation describes it. MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies. ### What is the WordPress.com MCP server URL? The address is https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1. ### How do I connect WordPress.com MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor? In Claude, add https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 as a custom connector (Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector). In Cursor, use the Add to Cursor link on MartechDB's page, or paste the JSON settings into your mcp.json. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http wordpresscom https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/mcp/v1 ### What can the WordPress.com MCP server do? It offers 19 tools, including wpcom-mcp-content-authoring, wpcom-mcp-site-editor-context, wpcom-mcp-account, wpcom-mcp-site and wpcom-mcp-user-management (as its documentation names them, read on 30 Oct 2026). ### Is the WordPress.com MCP server in the official MCP Registry? No. WordPress.com hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry. ### Is the WordPress.com MCP server working? Yes. It answered our most recent check. We last checked it on 1 Nov 2026. ### What are the alternatives to WordPress.com's MCP server? In Website builders, the most agent-friendly alternatives with an official MCP server are 60sec.site (97/100), Webflow (95/100), OnePage.io (92/100), Hostinger (88/100) and GenPage (87/100). WordPress.com scores 65/100 on the same index. ## Change history - 2026-10-11: Added to MartechDB with WordPress.com MCP ## Alternatives to WordPress.com's MCP server In Website builders, the most agent-friendly first: - [60sec.site](https://martechdb.com/vendors/60secsite.md) (60sec.site), Agent Readiness Index 97/100 - [Webflow](https://martechdb.com/vendors/webflow.md) (webflow.com), Agent Readiness Index 95/100 - [OnePage.io](https://martechdb.com/vendors/onepageio.md) (onepage.io), Agent Readiness Index 92/100 - [Hostinger](https://martechdb.com/vendors/hostinger.md) (hostinger.com), Agent Readiness Index 88/100 - [GenPage](https://martechdb.com/vendors/genpage.md) (genpage.ai), Agent Readiness Index 87/100 ## Get this data - API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/wordpress.com` - MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about WordPress.com. - Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/wordpresscom